NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 17, 2025
Longest word
catalytically
13 letters
Top scorer
didactically
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
C
1
2
–
3
–
1
–
–
–
1
8
D
1
2
3
–
2
–
–
–
1
–
9
I
1
–
1
1
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1
–
–
–
–
4
L
1
2
1
1
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–
–
–
–
–
5
T
8
4
3
2
1
1
1
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–
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20
Σ
13
12
9
8
3
3
1
0
1
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ad 1al 1at 2
C
ca 7ci 1
D
da 4di 5
I
il 2it 2
L
la 2li 3
T
ta 14ti 6
All 51 answers
283 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acidity7
addict6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
catalytic9
catalytically13
catcall7
cattail7
cattily7
catty5
city1
dactyl6
★dactylicpangram15
data1
daylit6
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
★didacticallypangram19
ditty5
illicit7
illicitly9
italic6
itty1
lactic6
laity5
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
tacit5
tacitly7
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactically10
tactility9
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tatty5
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1